❓ Mr. Huston requests a breakdown of payroll tax paying businesses by payroll size, employer type (local/interstate, group/non-group) for the 2023-24 financial year. The Treasurer provides a detailed table with the requested data, including entity and employer counts.
AnsweredQoN 740Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 226, where the response detailed the aggregate payroll tax collected for the 2023-24 year across annualised payroll intervals for different employer categories, but did not enumerate the number of discrete payroll points/businesses in each payroll interval, and I ask : (a) For the 2023-24 financial year, could the Treasurer provide, for each of the annualised payroll threshold intervals reported in the answer to Question on Notice 226, the number of payroll tax paying businesses/entities that fell within each interval, separated for each of the following categories: (i) Local non-group employers; (ii) Local group employers; (iii) Interstate non-group employers; and (iv) Interstate group employers for each of the following payroll thresholds: (A) $1,000,000–$1,100,000 ; (B) $1,100,001–$1,200,000; (C) $1,200,001–$1,300,000; (D) $1,300,001–$1,400,000; (E) $1,400,001–$1,500,000; (F) $1,500,001–$1,600,000; (G) $1,600,001–$1,700,000; (H) $1,700,001–$1,800,000; (I) $1,800,001–$1,900,000; (J) $1,900,001–$2,000,000; (K) $2,000,001–$2,100,000; (L) $2,100,001–$2,200,000; (M) $2,200,001–$2,300,000; (N) $2,300,001–$2,400,000; (O) $2,300,001–$2,400,000; (P) $2,400,001–$2,500,000; and (Q) Greater than $2,500,001; (b) Please provide the business/entity count for each cell in this matrix, to complement the aggregate payroll tax figures already supplied?
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Answered
14 October 2025
Response time
6 days
Entity annualised Australia-wide payroll thresholds
2023-24 payroll tax paying:
(i)
Local non-group:
(ii)
Local group:
(iii)
Interstate non-group:
(iv)
Interstate group:
Empl.
Ent.
Empl.
Ent.
Empl.
Ent.
Empl.
Ent.
A)
$1,000,000 to $1,100,000
560
560
82
40
82
82
16
13
B)
$1,100,001 to $1,200,000
591
591
118
60
93
93
23
14
C)
$1,200,001 to $1,300,000
475
475
123
61
95
95
23
17
D)
$1,300,001 to $1,400,000
378
378
113
49
113
113
29
16
E)
$1,400,001 to $1,500,000
333
333
138
63
102
102
15
12
F)
$1,500,001 to $1,600,000
284
284
138
64
104
104
31
24
G)
$1,600,001 to $1,700,000
294
294
114
52
100
100
15
11
H)
$1,700,001 to $1,800,000
222
222
93
44
91
91
36
25
I)
$1,800,001 to $1,900,000
213
213
128
51
93
93
36
24
J)
$1,900,001 to $2,000,000
170
170
86
35
84
84
27
17
K)
$2,000,001 to $2,100,000
169
169
87
38
76
76
38
24
L)
$2,100,001 to $2,200,000
142
142
84
33
94
94
30
20
M)
$2,200,001 to $2,300,000
124
124
78
33
77
77
25
17
N)
$2,300,001 to $2,400,000
128
128
75
32
83
83
48
24
O)
$2,400,001 to $2,500,000
113
113
56
25
86
86
24
18
P)
$2,500,001 and over
1,872
1,872
2,875
993
4,116
4,116
6,654
3,012
In the above table, the number of employers and entities in responses (ii) and (iv) differ. This reflects the fact that, for payroll tax purposes, multiple employers may be grouped together under a single entity if they meet the criteria for a 'group' under relevant legislation.
2023-24 payroll tax paying:
(i)
Local non-group:
(ii)
Local group:
(iii)
Interstate non-group:
(iv)
Interstate group:
Empl.
Ent.
Empl.
Ent.
Empl.
Ent.
Empl.
Ent.
A)
$1,000,000 to $1,100,000
560
560
82
40
82
82
16
13
B)
$1,100,001 to $1,200,000
591
591
118
60
93
93
23
14
C)
$1,200,001 to $1,300,000
475
475
123
61
95
95
23
17
D)
$1,300,001 to $1,400,000
378
378
113
49
113
113
29
16
E)
$1,400,001 to $1,500,000
333
333
138
63
102
102
15
12
F)
$1,500,001 to $1,600,000
284
284
138
64
104
104
31
24
G)
$1,600,001 to $1,700,000
294
294
114
52
100
100
15
11
H)
$1,700,001 to $1,800,000
222
222
93
44
91
91
36
25
I)
$1,800,001 to $1,900,000
213
213
128
51
93
93
36
24
J)
$1,900,001 to $2,000,000
170
170
86
35
84
84
27
17
K)
$2,000,001 to $2,100,000
169
169
87
38
76
76
38
24
L)
$2,100,001 to $2,200,000
142
142
84
33
94
94
30
20
M)
$2,200,001 to $2,300,000
124
124
78
33
77
77
25
17
N)
$2,300,001 to $2,400,000
128
128
75
32
83
83
48
24
O)
$2,400,001 to $2,500,000
113
113
56
25
86
86
24
18
P)
$2,500,001 and over
1,872
1,872
2,875
993
4,116
4,116
6,654
3,012
In the above table, the number of employers and entities in responses (ii) and (iv) differ. This reflects the fact that, for payroll tax purposes, multiple employers may be grouped together under a single entity if they meet the criteria for a 'group' under relevant legislation.
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